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World J Hepatol. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 110764
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.110764
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i12.110764
Clinical study on the efficacy of laparoscopic hepatectomy via the retroperitoneal approach for treating liver tumors
Zhen-Hao Fei, Xing-Fu Duan, Ze-Ning Wang, Ye-Sheng Chen, Zhi-Wei Sun, Department of Hepa
Li-Hong Feng, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming 650051, Yunnan Province, China
Author contributions: Fei ZH and Chen YS designed the clinical trial study; Duan XF and Feng LH implemented the study; Fei ZH and Duan XF were in charge of writing; Feng LH and Wang ZN translated the paper; Sun ZW supervised the entire research process and provided suggestions.
Supported by Yunnan Provincial Clinical Medicine Center for Digestive System Diseases, No. 2024YNLCYXZX0132.
Institutional review board statement: This study has been reviewed and approved by the local ethics review committee.
Clinical trial registration statement: This study has been registered with the Clinical Hospital Center Trial Registry.
Informed consent statement: All the individuals who participated in this study provided their written informed consent prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
Data sharing statement: Consent to data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Zhi-Wei Sun, Professor, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Univer
Received: June 16, 2025
Revised: July 8, 2025
Accepted: November 14, 2025
Published online: December 27, 2025
Processing time: 195 Days and 18.1 Hours
Revised: July 8, 2025
Accepted: November 14, 2025
Published online: December 27, 2025
Processing time: 195 Days and 18.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Laparoscopic retroperitoneal partial hepatectomy is a safe and effective approach for right hepatic space-occupying lesions, particularly in segments S6, S7, and S8, with fewer postoperative complications, less trauma, and faster recovery times.